👾 Game Over: Top Ten News for the Week (Jan 20, 2024)
Arthur Trusov and Joseph Kim on the biggest news for the past week
Hello GameMakers,
Arthur Trusov and I are gonna last minute host a GameOver live stream tonight at 8PM PST. Another belly flop, so come join us if you are free, lol.
If you want to come hang out with us and discuss the news below, swing by the YouTube channel then:
We will discuss the following news below.
1. More Games Industry Layoffs
Layoffs confirmed at Choices: Stories You Play maker, Pixelberry Studios (Pocketgamer)
Google lays off 1,000+ employees in stealth as AI takes on the workload (Pocketgamer)
Report: Behaviour Interactive lays off 45 employees (Gamesindustry.biz)
Youtube Chief Gaming Guy Laid Off (VentureBeat)
2. Games Industry AI Concerns
GDC's State of the Industry report reveals AI concerns, redundancies worries and a drive to unionization (Pocketgamer)
3. The Drama Behind Scopely’ Monopoly Go Profitability
Is Monopoly GO really "PROFITABLE"? (GameMakers)
4. Livestreaming Report 2024
Gaming, Esports, & Social Trends Report | 2024 (Stream Hatchet)
5. Epic vs. Apple
The house always wins (HitPoints)
Apple to collect fees from Epic Games (Reuters)